Technical Account Manager
Synoptek View all jobs
- Saint John, NB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Builds trusted, long-term client relationships and serves as the primary technical relationship partner.
- Owns service delivery outcomes by establishing operating cadence, driving accountability, and improving program performance over time.
- Leads cross-functional execution across Managed Services and Professional Services by aligning milestones, dependencies, and resources.
- Partners with Service Delivery leadership to lead high-impact client conversations, including escalations, expectation resets, and recovery planning.
- Translates technical realities into clear, business-aligned decisions tied to client outcomes.
- Establishes and maintains a single source of truth for service status, risks, and next actions.
- Aligns internal teams on priorities and commitments and communicates externally with clarity and precision.
- Partners with Finance on SKU alignment, billing issues, change orders, and credit requests.
- Owns the service governance model for assigned accounts, including cadence, agendas, action tracking, and escalation paths.
- Diagnoses root causes and drives optimization initiatives in partnership with Service Delivery teams.
- Anticipates client needs through proactive planning and ensures corrective actions are implemented and validated.
- Serves as the first point of contact for escalations, problem management, and resolution.
- Manages the change order lifecycle, including documentation, approvals, CRM updates, and coordination with internal teams.
- Tracks service health using defined KPIs, surfaces risks early, and drives measurable improvements in reliability and client experience.
- Prepares and delivers operational and strategic content for Technology Business Reviews (TBRs) with Account Managers and executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrates broad technical depth across enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, data architectures, and emerging technologies.
- Applies hands-on experience with system implementation, integration, and troubleshooting across diverse client environments.
- Provides consultative guidance by translating business goals into actionable technology recommendations with clear scope, priorities, and success criteria.
- Applies working knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) to define operational controls and service expectations.
- Stays current on industry trends impacting client environments, including cloud governance, security posture management, and modernization strategies.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- Customarily has at least 8 years of progressive experience in technical service delivery, client-facing consulting, or managed services environments, including experience supporting enterprise clients and leading complex service engagements.
- Synoptek core DNA behaviors:
- Clarity: Possesses excellent communication skills, makes a concentrated effort to speak the customers language. Ability to field questions with concise, well-constructed responses
- OwnIT: Shows integrity, innovation, and accountability in completing daily assignments
- Results: Solutions focused and driven to resolve conflict quickly and precisely. Proactively looks for opportunities to contribute to the company’s business goals
- Growth: Willing to learn and ask questions. Constantly looking for new ways to improve yourself. Ability to adapt and grow in a fast-paced environment
- Team: Embraces both customers and colleagues as team members. Ability to be flexible, respectful, engaged and collaborative
- Strong client-facing, consultative, and executive communication skills.
- Proven ability to lead without authority and influence cross-functional technical teams.
- Solid understanding of IT service management, governance models, and operational metrics.
- Strong problem-solving, risk management, and escalation-handling capabilities.
- Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on operational execution.